President Joe Biden's executive actions taken to cancel student loan debt are a primary cause of a $400 billion increase in the federal government's projected deficit for 2024. On Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office released a revised estimate up from February, calculating the deficit will total $1.9 trillion. In its report, the...

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The Pacific appears increasingly nearer to war as Chinese vessels encircled and boarded military resupply boats belonging to a key American ally. Tensions erupted as the Chinese Coast Guard seized ships of a Philippine Navy resupply mission that was underway near the Second Thomas Shoal. The Armed Forces of the...

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Rarely have seven innocuous words, misinterpreted and then amplified, caused so much mischief. On Wednesday, Republican Gov. Jeff Landry of Louisiana ignited leftist outrage by signing a bill that requires all the state’s public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments. Predictably, opponents of the bill cited a paraphrased version...

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Legislation passed in the Michigan House and Senate would upset ballot recount procedures in the state's elections, shifting the power from the Board of State Canvassers to "hyper-partisan" county prosecutors. Introduced in October of last year, Senate Bills 603 and 604 made their way through the Senate and House before...

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A disturbing new report is shedding some potentially damning light on one of the world's most popular social media platforms. In a joint effort with Laura Edelson, a computer science professor at Northeastern University, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Meta-owned Instagram has an odd propensity to aggressively push...

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The mayor of a Florida community has resigned only months after he was elected, claiming there is more corruption than he can battle. Former Madeira Beach Mayor Jim Rostek threw in the towel on Friday, citing abruptly "corruptive behavior” and pointing fingers at City Manager Robin Ignacio Gomez, who denies...

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Given how large it is now, people tend to forget just how unimportant the NBA was in the '70s. Attendance was sagging, interest was dwindling, and things were bad enough that NBA playoff games -- ostensibly the most important games of the season -- were being put on tape delay....

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The worst place to commit a crime is next to a police station. The second worst place is next to a martial arts gym. KHOU-TV reported that a family of Tae Kwon Do instructors stopped a 19-year-old Alex Robinson -- who was later charged with attempted sexual assault -- when...

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A moment of triumph ended in agony for a 17-year-old French swimmer. Rafael Fente-Damers appeared to have made the French Olympic swimming team when he achieved a second-place finish Tuesday in the 100m freestyle final, according to the Telegraph. But the celebration could be the end of his dreams of...

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Considering that Boeing currently has a brand reputation somewhere between that of Yugo and Asbestos-Tasteez lollipops, you'd hope for some good news for the troubled plane-maker. Heck, at this point, you'd hope for more than a few weeks in between major incidents involving one of its aircraft. Well, we're talking...

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When Fox News' latest national presidential poll came out, Democrats rejoiced; for the first time in a year-and-a-half, President Joe Biden had the lead. Now, mind you, Biden's 50 percent to 48 percent lead is still within the margin of error, and Trump was only ahead by one point last...

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Affluent, woke Democrats have spent years denigrating ordinary working Americans who want sensible things such as peace, prosperity and safe communities. Working Americans have noticed, of course -- and it could cost President Joe Biden his job. According to Axios, Democrats from presumptive swing states have begun to fret over...

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Multiple public polls show the U.S. Senate race in Arizona between Republican Kari Lake and Democrat Ruben Gallego tightening. Additionally, an internal Republican poll finds Lake with a 1 percent lead in the contest. The two are running to replace independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who is not seeking re-election. Lake...

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FBI agents raided the home of Sheng Thao, the embattled Democratic mayor of Oakland, California, on Tuesday. In an emailed statement, the bureau said, "The FBI is conducting court authorized law enforcement activity on Maiden Lane. We are unable to provide additional information at this time," according to KPIX-TV in...

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A woman hiking in the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains in California had to call for an emergency rescue after her legs went numb following what she thought was a spider bite. Later, it was determined the source of her body's reaction was likely the stinging nettle plant. The Inyo County...

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It happened again. Another grieving family member has had to call upon faith to find strength in the wake of an unimaginable loss that could have been prevented if only federal officials served Americans' interests rather than their own. Maybe it had to be this way. Maybe former President Donald...

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Former President Donald Trump has denounced a new poll showing him losing ground to President Joe Biden. The poll showed Biden making a three-point comeback from May, when he was down one point, to take a two-point lead, 50 percent to 48 percent, according to Fox News. Trump begged to...

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Two people are dead after failing to heed a red flag warning and entering the water at a Florida beach. Compounding the tragedy, the two victims, 51-year-old Brian Warter and 48-year-old Erica Wishard, were vacationing at the Hutchinson Island beach with their six children when the disaster occurred, according to...

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With the Democratic National Convention just 2 months away, the city of Chicago and its residents are already feeling the weight of Democrat higher-ups coming to town. The convention is set for Aug. 19 through Aug. 22 at the United Center, where the party is expected to meet to formally...

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Reports of violent crimes and felonies allegedly committed by illegal immigrants seem to appear by the day. According to WTHR-TV in Indianapolis, police in Missouri recovered a 14-year-old girl allegedly kidnapped from a small northern Indiana town by five illegal immigrants. On Monday, the five illegal immigrants drove into Logansport,...

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Anyone who has paid any modicum of attention to the far left over the last decade or so should have seen this coming a mile away. As soon as some piece of media from the left is lambasted (even for perfectly fair reasons), leftists recoil in horror, collectively huddle and...

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